Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chichico Amarillo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Chichico Amarillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chichico Amarillo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boraginaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Alkanna	Leontocebus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chichico Amarillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.